tau {braids}R Documentation

Inner automorphism

Description

The inner automorphism defined by τX=Δ1XΔ\tau X = \Delta^{-1} X \Delta, where Δ\Delta is the positive half-twist; it sends each generator σj\sigma_j to σnj\sigma_{n-j}.

Usage

tau(braid)

Arguments

braid

a braid object

Value

A braid object.

Examples

braid <- mkBraid(4, c(2, -3, 3))
tau(braid)

[Package braids version 1.0.0 Index]